World Porifera Database - Species - Geodia (Cydonium) papyracea Hechtel, 1965

Porifera name details

Geodia (Cydonium) papyracea Hechtel, 1965

AphiaID

744794 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:744794)

Classification

Status

alternative representation (subgenus assignment)

Accepted name

Geodia papyracea Hechtel, 1965

Rank

Species

Parent

Geodia (Cydonium) Fleming, 1828 accepted as Cydonium Fleming, 1828 accepted as Geodia Lamarck, 1815

Original name

Geodia (Cydonium) papyracea Hechtel, 1965

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Hechtel, G.J. (1965). A systematic study of the Demospongiae of Port Royal, Jamaica. <em>Bulletin of the Peabody Museum of Natural History.</em> 20: 1-103.
page(s): 71-72; fig 13 pl VIII fig 1-2 [details]

Type data

Type locality contained in Greater Antilles

type locality contained in Greater Antilles [details]

Taxonomic citation

de Voogd, N.J.; Alvarez, B.; Boury-Esnault, N.; Cárdenas, P.; Díaz, M.-C.; Dohrmann, M.; Downey, R.; Goodwin, C.; Hajdu, E.; Hooper, J.N.A.; Kelly, M.; Klautau, M.; Lim, S.C.; Manconi, R.; Morrow, C.; Pinheiro, U.; Pisera, A.B.; Ríos, P.; Rützler, K.; Schönberg, C.; Turner, T.; Vacelet, J.; van Soest, R.W.M.; Xavier, J. (2025). World Porifera Database. Geodia (Cydonium) papyracea Hechtel, 1965. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php/www.aqua-aquapress.com/porifera.php?p=taxdetails&id=744794 on 2026-07-18

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2013-12-02 12:55:22Z

created

van Soest, Rob W.M.

2021-09-24 07:07:10Z

changed

Boury-Esnault, Nicole

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Sources (1)
Documented distribution (1)

original description Hechtel, G.J. (1965). A systematic study of the Demospongiae of Port Royal, Jamaica. <em>Bulletin of the Peabody Museum of Natural History.</em> 20: 1-103.
page(s): 71-72; fig 13 pl VIII fig 1-2 [details]

Present

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality